The Degree Collage Kargil was
introduced by the Government of J&K State vide Order No: 138-HE of 1995 dated
31.03.1995. The Collage was established on 29 June 1995 and thus the functioning
of this highest seat of learning in the district market the dawn of a new area
in the Educational Development of hilly, backward and border District of Kargil.
The Collage is located at the height of 8500 feet above MSL, on the edge of a
plateau. The elevation of the Collage from the main town is about 500 feet.

The
Arts Faculty

In its initial stage the Arts Faculty with the
following subjects was introduced at the undergraduate level.

1.
English

4.
Economics

7.
Political Science

2.
Mathematics

5.
History

8. Urdu

3.
Sociology

6.
Education

9. Arabic

10. Hindi

The Science Faculty

The
Government has sanctioned Science faculty in this Collage vide Government order
No: 182-HE of 2002 dated 04.03.2002. Through the faculty started functioning
since the academic session 2002 with the cooperation of School Education
Department Kargil but the permanent posts of lectures in Physics, Chemistry,
Botany and Zoology (Two Lecturers in each subject) Mathematics and English and
four post of laboratory Assistant were created by the government in 2004 vide
Government No: 176-HE of 2004 dated 20.07.2004, No: 181-HE of 2004 dated
21.07.2004 and No: 183-HE of 2004 dated: 26.07.2004.